Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


Nominations To-Day.
Inc PRESIDENT sent the following nominations 20
the Senate to-day:
Treasury-Ssmue, " A,a,sc, a, ,s..~.,>rs..~s
20 De assistant treasurer OF the IInifed Sfafss A.
Boston; John N. Mercer OF Iowa TO be surveyor
VI I 1ns bnriington, Iowa; owen Mclaughlin,
Iowa; Arthur X. Deiancey. OF Wisconstn. 10 be-
cohec,o1 customs for the district OF Alaska
register Of the ,se Broyes Of colorado to be
nj, rostmaster-wm- W. Armstrong, az Cleveland,
The Texas Investigation.
CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST EDITION.
a. y. Seoul coiored, aged "a. citizen OF washing
.on .ou's, minister Of the gospel and school,
teacher, a republican and voter ar Chapel Hiu
Ponhg place, testified that he was AZ the pols last
40, u'en ,1r: voted that day; went by Chadwick
Hcan p''hng place Witness understood the repuo-
places: when he passed chsdvick ain
Ire1 10 get some OF the colored men there 10 act
that The So al but they were afraid saying
Sc oI Pvis might be attacked as they were al
SnaPet hlll at the last previous election witness
na tlee coiored voters OF Chadwick Gin polling
day after the killing OF Devices Bolton
; .ns "hi.e CITIZENS of Brennan held q meet
a eolored n msm asppointed committees Creecy
o , s nad been ordered 10 leave the county by
3ne OIL lnese committees. Witness went 70 see MI
and he said that Creecy and other memI.r" m rs,
us Ghurcn were not In danger. White men
s.id ne, he said the committee was after because he
and had advised negroes To GO IN ths
Roiis armed the day Bolton was ki,,ed'
c Mhess ,Ssed for Judge Kirk and other Demo
S S, .CdHuluateS. He advised his partshoDers
rom his pulpit 10 vote for these democrats
THE NEGROES WHO WE'RE TAKEN FROM JAIL AND
HANGED.
VS. buster, white, a citizen OF Brenham. and
nle-long democrat, was called. Never held
ONCE After the election last November, eight
negroes nnf Tn aosr
as be understood, that they Were imnIi,
Gated in the killing OF Bolton at a
voting place Is or 20 miles distant; three OF the
neg oes Were taken out OF jail at night and hanged
wttnSss was policeman on duty when the mob
.1aSkea the jail; he was In the city hall adjoin-
went up stairs into the hall with two men who
were guards OF the jail; witness saw the tail yard
Iu la,' .. men ana went down stairs Some OF the
0ellng MIN to keep quiet. Witness did not recop-
ME the man, but he went back up stairs, as or
Capitol Topics.
TREASURY CLERKS
Acting Secretary Fairchild, in transmitting to
congress list OF clerks and other persons en-
ployed In the several bureaus OF the Treasury
department. during the calendar year 1886 to.
gether with the amounts paid to each, says: al
DO not think that reduction of the number of em
ployeS In any OF the bureaus beyond that pro
Vlded Tor In my annual estimate Tor the next rs
Cal year, could be made without detriment to the
extended removal OF individuals and the appoint
ment OF Others In their stead, is required Tor the
better dispatch OF business; but I am satisfied
that There are cases I'm which the removal OF the
lncumbentS and the appointment OF more active
elnclent persons In their stead would be OF ad.
vantage 10 the public service. Such removals are
being made from time as facts justifying the same
are brought to my attention.
INCREASED FURNITURE APPROPRIATION NEEDED
Acting Secretary Fairchild, in letter to Con.
gress transmitted to-day, calls attention to the
insumciency OF the appropriation in the sundry
civil b1ll-sl25, OO0-for furniture and repairs OF
IurMture Tor public buildings for the fscal year
ending June 3Oth, 1883.
COAST DEFENsES.
In accordance with the special Order Mr.. Nc.
Adoo's bill appropriating 500 600 for the con-
struction OF ordnance and seacoast defenses was
taken up to-day by the House committee on mill.
tary affairs and fully discussed, but no action
taken. The matter Will be further considered az
another meeting tomorrow.